Author: Allan Jay

Over 150 arrests made in Ops Dadu

KUCHING: The Criminal Investigation Division (CID) here has launched a decisive operation against the pervasive realm of online gambling, demonstrating their commitment to enforcing the law. Dubbed ‘Ops Dadu,’ the operation was executed by a police team recently with the aim of eradicating these illicit activities. A 24-year-old local man

Multiple families lose homes in blazes in Bintulu and Sebuyau

KUCHING: A devastating series of fires has left twenty-five individuals from seven families homeless, as their houses were engulfed by flames at separate locations in recent incidents. Miraculously, no injuries or casualties were reported during the blazes, which occurred at 2.05 pm and 12.15 am. According to a spokesperson for

Driver injured in two-vehicle collision

SARIKEI: A man sustained minor injuries following a two-vehicle collision near Sekolah Menengah Ming Lik on Saturday night. The accident involving a pickup truck and a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) happened at around 7.40 pm along Jalan Repok. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department said firemen from Sarikei station

Cargo ship, crew detained for not having clearance pass

TANJUNG MANIS: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) here detained a cargo ship laden with gravel and arrested six crewmen for failing to produce a port clearance pass last Wednesday. MMEA Tanjung Manis director Commander Gilbert Tinggak Numpang said the detention was made at around 12.10 pm, some 0.96 nautical

JPJ issues tickets for parking on yellow lines

KUCHING: In a ‘colourful reminder’ to motorists, the Road Transport Department (JPJ) here has painted a clear picture: parking on yellow lines is a shade too bold. With the potential to transform a motorist’s day from sunny to stormy, non-compliance notices loom like dark rain clouds, ready to unleash a

Grocery store destroyed in early morning blaze

BINTULU: A 59-year-old grocery store owner managed to escape to safety in the nick of time as fire engulfed the shop at Kampung Penan Muslim along Jalan Bintulu-Miri, here this morning. The blaze occurred at 1.20 am. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from the

Tourism potential in diversity of culture, customs

THE diversity of culture and customs in Balingian constituency hold out much potential as a tourism product. Abdul Yakub Arbi when debating in support of the Head of State’s address at the DUN sitting yesterday (May 17), said such diversity would be able to boost tourism in the area. “With

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Four students nabbed for allegedly beating another student

SIBU: Police here arrested four students who were allegedly involved in beating up another student at a car park behind a commercial shop lot last Monday. Two of them are secondary school students and the others are university students. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement, said they

Fearless face-off between cat and python

TANJUNG MANIS: The Civil Defence Force (APM) team had a different task this time: to stop a fight between a cat and a small reticulated python. The fiercely-fought battle between the fearless feline and the snake took place in the middle of a road at the STIDC Old Residential area

Thief makes off with jewellery from goldsmith shop

SIMANGGANG: Police are on the hunt for a man who allegedly made off with jewellery worth RM4,950 from a goldsmith shop along Jalan Kelab here on Monday (May 15). Acting Sri Aman police chief DSP Zuriawati Zainal Abidin said the incident happened around 3 pm when a man went to